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For what it's worth, I think Wander is going to be a stud for years to come.

How can these prices be sustainable though?

This Wander hype reminds me of Strasburg mania a bit. Who remembers?

Nowhere close to Strasburg mania. I remember that well, with people going to retail to find Bowman and Topps boxes and retail being completely sold out. It was a big enough mania that local news station ran stories about it.

Let's see, newly released 2022 product, hottest prospect in a few years, ROY contender, SSP...recipe for speculative disaster

I still remember his first year in the minors, going to see Bowling Green play, and he took the day off.  Ugh.

I still remember his first year in the minors and then finding out later I was tracking the wrong one, since there were 3 different guys named Wander Franco in the minors at the same time.

I hear you.  I sold a 2018 Topps Update Acuna #250 SSP (white jersey batting) for about $225.  I could've held out, but I'm happy that a super collector on this site bought it from me.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363724727073?hash=item54afaee321:g:aXcAAOSwtpdiBxO4

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/175264/cid/11909591/2018-Topps-Update-US250-Ronald-Acuna-Jr.

If you can find it, it sells for more than 10 times that.  I wonder if that price will go down since the Braves didn't really 'need' him to win the WS and he has been so prone to injuries.  Same with Tatis.  Franco seems like a legit kid with a good head on his shoulders and so far appears grateful for his shot in the majors.  I see a lot more of Mike Trout in Wander Franco than Tatis or Acuna.

And, yes, it was confusing in 2019 when there were 3 different Wander Francos in the Minors at the same time.  I remember trying to connect to the correct one when I uploaded the Midwest League Propsect set.